Closet clothes-hanger



M. B. KENDALL. CLOSET CLOTHES HANGER. APPLICATION FILED JAN.30, 1920.

1,361,070. P ehted Dec. 7,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- M. B. KENDALL. CLOSET CLOTHES HANGER. APPLICATION FILED IAN-I iO lQZO- Patented Dec. 7, 1920. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- ll Nmw 1 T II Ill! 3 vac-11121 UNITED STATES MAXWELL B. KENDALL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CLOSET CLOTHES-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

Application filed January 30, 1920. Serial No. 355,085.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAXWELL B. KENDALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closet Clothes-Hangers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to closet wardrobes and means for hanging clothes and other articles therein.

In the ordinary closet it is frequently difficult to see exactly what clothes are hanging therein and further only the Walls are utilized for hooks from which clothes are hung.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide means for supporting clothes intermediate the rear wall and the opening of the closet.

A 'further object of the inventionis to provide a closet clothes support which may be swung out of the closet when it is desired to remove clothes therefrom, tohang clothes thereon or to reach the hooks on the rear wall of the closet. v

Other and further important objects of this invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the drawings and specification.

The invention, (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings: 1

Figure l is a horizontal section through the upper part of a closet with the present improvements applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of theclothes support and its own supporting means.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3- -3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the parts'sh'own in Fig.5. 1 I i Fig. 7 is a plan viewof a portion of the supporting means for; the; clothes support when the latter is'in extended position. Fig. 8 is a section on the line 88 ofFig. 7 Fig. 9 is a sectionon the line 9+9 of Fig. 1. F Fig. 10 is'a section on the line 10-"10-of is shown on the drawings: 7 a A closet of rectangular form is shown having a rear wall 1, side walls 2 and inwardly extending front walls 3 with an opening 4 therebetween adapted to be closed by a door, curtain or other means. Along the rear wall a series of coat hooks 5 may be arranged.

'Within the closet a pivoted or folding clothes support is provided which in the metal flanged at 9 along its upper and lower edges. These flanges are apertured at one end for the passage of a bolt 10'by which the section 6 is connected to a hinge 11 Se cured to the inner face 'walls3 of the closet. The section 7 is similarly formed with flanges 12'adapted to overlap the flanges9 of the section 6 forpivotal attachment thereto by a bolt or pintle l3. Sleeves 14 and 15 are arranged on the bolts 10 and 13 between the flanges on the parts 11, 6 and 7 to prevent the flanges becoming distorted or bent out of shape. Both members 6 and 7'may to advantage be corrugated as shown to give greater stiffness and reducethe. twisting effect due to the weight of'the clothes suspended from the support 8. y l j i The flanges 9 and 12 and those on the hinge 11 are also arranged mutually tosupport each other when the members are moved into the position shown in Fig. 7. In that position the flanges on the hinge 11 and the flanges 12 butt against each other, while the flanges 9 extend along the inner side of each adjacent pair of flanges 12 and those on the hinge 11 thereby preventing relative vertical movement of the flanges 12 to the flanges on the hinge 11.

v The clothes support proper 8 may conveniently be formed from a round rodbent at right angles toprovide a vertical portion 14, which passesthrough apertures in the outer ends of the flanges .12, and a horizontal portion 15. corrugated rod 16" or a bar notched along its upper edge extends from the end of thehorizontalxportionla to the of one of the front 'bottom'of the vertical part 14;. The corrugations or notches in the bar 16 enable'hangers to be attached thereto at any desired points therealong. If the support '8 is of with respect unusual s ia 1.-isieee falls wit heavy overcoats or the like, a cross-brace may be provided between the bar 16 and the portion 15.

Around the part 14 are arranged two" sleeves 17 and 18, the first being arranged between the flanges 12, while the other is below the lower flange 12. Thesesleeves not only support the flanges and part 14, but also provide means for releasably holding the clothes support 8 in desired angular position with'respect to the member 7. For this purpose a spring 19 is mounted on the lower end of the part 14 and held in position by a nut 20 on the lower end or the latter. This spring bears at its upper end on the sleeve 18 through the intermediary of an eye 21 at the end of the corrugated rod 16, so that the part 14 is normally drawn downward. On the upper end of the part 14 a pin or other projection 22 is provided adapted to releasably engage one or other of a series of notches or grooves 23 inthe flange 12 under the action of the spring 19.

upper and A jerk or strong pull on the clothes support 8 willsufiice, however, to raise the part 14 sufficiently to enable the pin to clear the grooves 23 and thereby allow the clothes support to turn relatively to the member 7. Grooves 23 are provided in both flanges 12 to allow the member 7 to be reversed in position. Means may also advantageously-be pro videdfor yieldingly holding the members 6 and 7 in position within the closet. As

shown, these means include a spring latch 24 (Fig. 10) adapted to engage the upper flange 12 of'the member 7 and releasably hold the latter parallel to the side wall 2.

There is considerable tendency for the device to sag under heavy loads and such sagging not only tends to distort the device but also to move the member 7 out of engagement with the latch 24. Accordingly an inclined support 26 is preferably provided for the end of the member 7 when the latter .lies adjacent the closet wall. Conveniently the latch 24 and the support26 are formed from a single plate by slitting the latter along parallel lines from both its lower edges and bending the in- I tervening tongues, of metal outward, the

' lower tongue forms the support 26. The in upper tongue forming the latch 24 while the tervening portion of the plate 27 serves to prevent the end of the member 7 striking against and marring the wall-of the closet.

. The latch 24 is arranged near the endof the member ,7 so that as the clothes support 8 Sw ngs forwardly (as indicated in the first dotted. line position of, Fig. 1) the rod 15 strikes the inclined. end otthe latch and lifts it upwardly. to, release. the member 7.

4' The parts, may then be brought into the-see- :QIl dtted lineposition. shown in Fig. 1.

The engaging shoulder of" the latch 24 is preferably inclined walls at each side,

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1am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not pur pose limitingthe patent granted otherwise I than necessitated by the prior art. g

I claim as my invention: V j 1. A closet havin inwardly projecting a bar pivotally connected to one oi said walls adjacent its'inner margin, and adapted to extend toward the adjacent side wall, a second bar pivotally connected at one end to the free end of the first bar and adapted to extend rearwardly along the side wall and a clothes support pivotally connected to the other. end of the i second bar. j V

2. Acloset having in combination there with a. bar pivotally connected at :one 'end to the wall of the closet, a vertical "hingeportion at the other end of the bar, a clothes having a downwardly projecting 10o portion extending through saidhinge porsupport tion, a pin at the upper end of said clownwardly projecting portion adapted to engage releasably a 'groovein the top of said hinge portion, said pin in yielding engagement with said groove, g

3. A closet having in combination therewith a bar pivotally connected at one end to the wall of the closet, a vertical hinge'por- 110 tion at the other end of the'bar, 'a clothes support of right-angle triangular form having avertical member extending through said hinge portion, a horizontal member and mg the outer end of the horizontal member to the lower end of the vertical member, a

pin at the upper end of the vertical mem-.

ber adapted to engage releasably a groove in the top of said hinge portion, and a 12( spring adapted to hold said pin in engagement with said groove.

yielding 4. -A closet having inwardly projecting walls at each side, a bar pivotally connected to-one of said walls adjacentits inner;mar- 12 gin and adapted normally to extend toward the adjacent side wall, a second bar pivotally connected at one end to the free end and a spring adapted to hold a corrugatedhypotenuse member connect- 11E clothes support pivotally connected to the other end of the second bar, and yielding means for releasably holding the first and second bars in their normal positions.

5. A closet having in combination therewith a horizontally flanged hinge, a member having flanges overlapping the flanges of the hinge member, and pivotally connected thereto, a second member having flanges overlapping and pivotally connected to the flanges of the first member, the flanges of the hinge and second member being in substantially the same plane, and a clothes support pivotally connected to the flanges of the second member.

6. A closet having in combination therewith a horizontally flanged hinge, a member having flanges overlapping the flanges of the hinge and pivotally connected thereto, a clothes support and a pivotal connection between said member and the support.

7. A closet having in combination therewith a member pivotally connected at one end to a wall of the closet and normally extending along a wall of the closet, a clothes support pivotally connected to the other end of the member, and a bracket secured to the wall of the closet adjacent the last mentioned end of the member having a latch adapted to engage the upper margin of the member for releasably holding it in its normal position and a projection adapted to engage the lower margin of the member for holding the latter in engagement with the latch.

8. A closet having in combination therewith a member pivotally connected at one end to a wall of the closet and normally extending along a wall of the closet, a I

clothes support pivotally connected to the other end of said member, and means for preventing contact of the last mentioned end of the member with the wall of the closet.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

v MAXWELL B. KENDALL. l/Vitnesses EARL M. HARDINE, RIDSDALE ELLIS. 

